Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Kayakers and boaters approaching too closely could be leading some sea otters to starve, scientists say.
Is bad news good news for the Bay and Delta’s diminishing flows?
Since its inception in 2009, Outdoor Afro has been a leader in inclusive outdoor engagement. In the last 11 years, a lot has changed.
The focus on nature right now might seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, being outside is recognized as an essential activity.
“When a whale washes up it’s kind of like being a doctor on call,” says Moe Flannery, senior collections manager at the California Academy of Sciences. Flannery’s day job means caring for more than 140,000 bird and mammal specimens at the Academy, but she is also a first responder when marine mammals wash ashore. At…
As part of a regional easing of shelter-in-place restrictions, parks will start to reopen in Sonoma and San Mateo County after a month of full closure. Sonoma, which fully closed all of its parks on March 23, will maintain its strictest-in-the-region restrictions, opening parks to pedestrians and cyclists only, while keeping restrooms, parking lots, and…
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